Germany, Hungary and Slovakia began administering the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine on Saturday, one day ahead of the European Union’s official rollout.

Ronald W. Burkle, the billionaire co-founder of the investment firm Yucaipa Companies, bought the ranch for a reported $22 million.

Archaeologists working in the ruins of the former Roman city this month excavated a thermopolium, or snack bar, containing food that dates back to A.D. 79.

The discovery of the U.K. variant has prompted more travel restrictions.

Drivers stuck outside Port of Dover in England were tested for the coronavirus before they could cross into France. On Saturday, nearly 1,600 trucks remained in the days-long jam, down from nearly 6,000 at its peak.

China is vague about why vessels that carried Australian coal to its ports can’t unload their cargo. “We’re all depressed; our mental health is deteriorating,” one sailor said.

Rain, snow and driving sleet hit the British capital 125 years ago, though a program offering poor children a hamper of holiday foods was a bright spot.

The coronavirus killed far fewer people in Africa than in Europe and the Americas, leading to a widespread perception that it was a disease of the West. Now, a tide of new cases on the continent is raising alarms.

Zhang Zhan, who reported about the coronavirus from Wuhan during the lockdown, will face trial next week, in the first known case against a citizen journalist from the crisis.